Cultivator



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M., W. @www CULTIVATOR Filed Nov. l2 1921 L Sheets-Sheet 2 CULTIVATOR Filed Nov. 12. 1921 4 sneetsheet 3 application tiled November l2, 12211. aerial No. lil-teta.

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the right hand tools approach too closely to the row of vegetation and it becomes necessary to turn the tractor to the right to ultimately shift the right hand tools a little further from the row of vegetation, such tools are rst moved closer to the row of vegetation and in many instances thereby cause damage to the plants. The same conditions prevail when the left hand tools are too close to the row of vegetation and it is desired to move same to the left. rlhe control of the eultivat'or as a whole and of the tools accordingly, is not entirely satisfactory, and leaves considerable to be desired.I

lllherefore, one object 4of my invention is to provide a cultivator in which the cultivater as a whole, and the tools may be accurately and easily controlled in a manner such that the device at all times may be centralized or maintained in central position with respect to a row of vegetation and easily and quicklyshifted without the use of extra control parts and in a manner to meet all of the requirements for successful operation.

Another object is to provide a simple and improved garden cultivator in which the various parts thereof cooperate and funcn tion to render the operation and control of the cultivator simple and efficient.,

'lhese and other objects are accomplished by means of the cultivator disclosed on the accompanying sheets of drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my 1in-- proved power garden cultivator",I

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of same, parts being broken away for the sake of clearness;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the eultivator, the handle bars being shown in section;

Figure d is a detail view showing the main supporting arch of the cultivator with some parts shown in section; and i Figure 5 is a top plan diagrammatlc view showing the operation 0f the control mech anism.

'llhe various novel features of the invenn tion will be apparent from the following description and drawings, d will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims. Referring to the figures of -the drawings, it will be noted that the main frame of the cultivator includes an arch frame member having depending legs 11 with laterally extending trunnions 12 upon which traction wheels 13 are rotatably mounted. Se cured to the arch frame member 10 and entending forwardly therefrom are side yfrarne members 1d which are connected at their front ends by a transverse casting 15, said frame members together acting as a support for an engine 16 which transmits propelling power to the traction wheels 13 through a shaft 17, a sheave 18 mounted thereon and around which a belt 19 passes, said belt also passing around a sheave including two separate relatively rotatable parts 20 and 21. 'lhe sheave part 20 is secured to a shaft 22 supported in a bearing 23 mounted in the upper portion of the arch frame member 10, said shaft having keyed to one end thereof a sprocket 2d which is operatively connected by a chain 25 to a sprocket wheel 26 connected to one of the traction wheels 13. The other sheave member 21 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 22 and preferably has integrally formed therewith a sprocket wheel 27 operatively connected.v by a chain 28 to another sprocket wheel 29 secured to the other traction wheel 13. By means of this transmission mechanism, propelling power is transmitted from the engine 16 to the traction wheels 13.

rFhe lower ends of the legs 11 of the arch frame member l() are provided with openings 30 through which tool-carrying bars 31 loosely extend. The rear ends of these toolcarrying bars are provided with any suitable cultivating tools 32, for cultivating the soil on either side of a row of vegetation. 'llhese tool-carrying bars 31 at their rear ends are maintained in proper spaced relation by means of an arch bar 33. Ground engaging gauge wheels 34 are rotatably mounted upon trunnions 35 formed at the lower ends of another arch member 36 which hasc'rigidly secured to it, a draft bar 37 which is pivotally connected at 38 to the main frame 10. 'llhe front ends of the toolcarrying bars 31 are curved outwardly at 39 to gather in large plants in a manner to prevent damage to the leaves thereof. J ust rearwardly of these outwardly curved portions, these tool-carrying bars are connected to links d0 which in turn are pivotally con- 'iti nected to a forwardly extending ing link 44. The lower end of each of said links 44 is pivotally connected at 46 to an associated le of the arch member 33 near the lower en s of the latter, while the upper end of each of said links 44 is pivotally connected to a cross bar 47 which connects the control handle bars 48. The front ends of these handle bars 48 are ivotally connected to the main frame mem er and are adjustably supported by rods 49 extending through and secured to arms 50 formin a part of or secured to the main frame mem er 10. The intermediate control links 44 may be adjusted with respect to the control handle bars 48, for example, said links 44 are provided with a plurality of openings 51, 52 and 53 for the reception of a bolt 54 by means of which the position of the links 44 may be adjusted with res ect to the control handle bars 48, and accor invly the depth of tools is thereby controlled. he intermediate links 44, in turn, act as supports for the rear portion of the control handle bars 48. B means of the control connection including t e links 44 and arch member 33 between the tool-carrying bars 31 and handle bars 48, the cultivator as a whole and the tools are controlled in a simple, efficient and improved manner.

Referring particularly to Figure 5, let it be assumed that the right hand tools 32 have approached too closely to the row of vegetation 55. To centralize the cultivator as a whole, and also the tools 32 `with respect to the row of ve etation, the tractor is steered to the right y moving the control handle bars 48 to the left, thereby causing the traction wheels 13 to move to the right. The upper ends of the intermediate control links 44 are moved to the left by and with the handle bars 48 and by virtue 0f the links 44 being pivotally connected inter- 'mediate their ends at 45 to the arms 43 which are secured to the relatively immov- 32 first approachin more closely the row of vegetation, whic heretofore has been the case to the great damage of lants. Likewlse, if it is desired to move t e left hand tools 32 further away from the row of vegetation such may be accomplished by moving the control handle bars 48 to the right, thereby turnin the traction wheels 13 to the left and shifting the upper ends o f the intermediate control links 44 to the rlght. 'Ifhe lower ends of the intermediate control links 44, accordingly, are shifted to the left, causing the bars 31 and their tools to move immediately to the left for central- 1z1ng said tool bars and their tools with res ect to the row of vegetation.

y means of this control arrangement the cultivator as a whole and the cultivating tools arel simply and easily controlled in a manner to meet all of the requirements for -successful commercial o eration. When the end of a row is reache and it is desired to turn the cultivator about, the same ma be readily accomplished by lifting on the andle bars 48 which in turn will cause the tool bars 31 and wheels 34 to be raised from the ground, whereby the cultivator may be readily swung around. v

The driving connection between the engine 16 and the traction wheels 13 may be simply controlled by means of a hand control member 56 in the form of a bell crank pivotally connected at 57 to one of the handle bars 48, one arm of the bell crank lever 56 being pivotally connected at 58 to a link 59 in turn connected at 60 to another bell crank lever 61 havin pivotally connected at its free end a rol er 62 for tightening or loosening the transmission belt 19 with respect to the sheave 18 and the sheave members 20 and 21.

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It will be understood that when it is desired to steer or turn the tractor, such steering or turning movements will be greatly facilitated by slackening the belt 19 so that the sheave parts 20 and 21 may have a relative movement with respect to each other.

It is my intention to cover all modifications of the invention falling within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a garden cultivator, the combina tion of a propelled frame, a tool carrying frame connected to the pro yelled frame, ground working tools carrie frame, steering members connected to the propelled frame, and members connectin the steering members and tool frame, sai members serving to move the tool frame laterally of the cultivator independently of the forward movement of the cultivator upon lateral steering movement of the steering members for steering the propelled frame.

2. In a garden cultivator, the combination of a propelled frame, a ground engaging by the tool lll lpelled frame,

inane trame pivotally connected to the rear ol the propelled trame, a tool frame connected to the propelled frame, steering members tor the propelled trame and connecting members between the steering members, ground engaging frame and tool frame, said members serving to move the tool frame laterally upon a lateral movement of the steering members.

3. lln a garden cultivator, the combination of a prepelled frame, a ground engaging frame drawn by the propelled frame, a tool trame, control members for steering the roand connecting mem ers pivoted at an intermediate point to the ground engaging trame, and connected at opposite sides of the pivotal point to the control members and tool frame, said connecting means thereby serving to move the tool frame in one direction when the control members are turned to guide the propelled iframe in the same direction.

4. lln a garden cultivator, the combination of a propelled frame, a ground engaging frame drawn by the propelled frame, a tool frame comprising members connected to the forward portion of the propelled frame, and a transverse member connecting said members in rear of the propelled frame, steering members for thepropelled frame, and connecting members pivoted at an intermediate point to the ground engaging trame and connected at opposite sides of the pivotal point to the guiding members and tool frame, said connecting means thereby serving to move the tool frame in one direction when the steering means are turned to guide the propelled frame in the same direction.

5. lln a garden cultivator, the combination of a. propelled trame, a wheeled trame pivotally connected to the rear of the propelled trame, a tool frame pivotally connected to the front of the propelled frame and carrying tools in rear ot the propelled trame, guiding members for steering the propelled frame, connecting members having intermediate pivoted connections to the wheeled trame and their ends pivotally connected to the guiding members and tool frame.

6. lln a garden cultivator, the combination ot a propelled frame, a wheeled frame pivotally connected to the rear of the propelled trame, a tool frame pivotally connected to the front ot the propelled frame and carrying tools in rear of the propelled trame and between the wheels of the wheeled trame, guiding members for steering the propelled rame, connecting members having intermediate pivoted connections to the wheeled frame and their ends pivotally connected to the guiding members and rear portion ot the tool frame.

'l'. ln a garden cultivator, the combination of a ropelled frame, traction wheels carrying t e same, tool carrying bars, a secondary wheeled trame trailing said main trame, a non-rigid connection between said tool carrying bars and said main frame, guiding members connected to said main trame for guiding the same, and connecting members pivotally connected to said secondary trame,

said guiding members and said tool-carrying bars whereby when the main frame is turned in one direction the tools carried by said bars are moved in the same direction.

8. lln a garden cultivator, a propelled frame, an equalizer bar pivotally supported on the forward portion of the propelled frame, a tool frame comprising a pair of spaced longitudinally extending members pivotally connected at their forward ends to opposite sides of the equalizer bar, and a wheeled frame directly connected to the propelled iframe and supporting the tool rame.

9. In a garden cultivator, a propelled frame, an equalizer bar pivotally supported on the forward portion of the propelled frame, a tool frame comprising a pair of spaced longitudinally extending members pivotally connected at their forward ends to opposite sides of the equalizer bar, an arched cross frame member connecting the rear et the longitudinal members, and a wheeled trame directly connected to the pro pelled trame and supporting the tool trame.

l0. lln a garden cultivator, a propelled frame, an equalizer bar pivotally supportedl on the forward portion of the propelled frame, a tool trame comprising a pair ot s aced longitudinally extending members, links pivotally connecting the forward ends of the longitudinally extending members to opposite sides of the equalizer bar, and a wheeled frame directly connected to the propelled trame and supporting the tool trame.

Signed. at Chicago, llllinois, this 2nd day ot November, 192i.

HARRY BULlEN.

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